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Advisory Boards
PFAC Main Logo Advisory Boards are dedicated to helping Children's Mercy continue providing the region's best pediatric health care. Board members work with hospital leadership to incorporate the...
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
Our Department Faculty and Fellows Email Us How to Apply Fellowship overview Children's Mercy offers a three-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Our program provides...
My Patient Connections
My Patient Connections gives you access to your patients: Labs, Pathology Reports, Diagnostic Reports, Inpatient Progress Notes, Clinic Notes, Provider Notes, and Discharge Summaries. View the documents...
Durable Medical Equipment Providers
If you have commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans or other state Medicaid insurance programs, you should ask about a list of in-network providers. If you currently have no...
Spinal Differences Clinic
Children with spinal differences have complex medical issues involving multiple body systems such as the central nervous system, musculoskeletal system, urinary, and intestinal systems.
Helping kids through separation anxiety
It’s normal for young kids to feel nervous when they leave their parents. But sometimes, those feelings are stronger and last longer and keep kids from doing routine and fun things like attending school...
The Link - May 2025
Our May issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - May 2025 Vaccine Update: Vaccinate with Confidence: A Guide to Safe Immunization Practice...
Meet Addison Leabo
Addison Leabo, MS, Biostatistician II, Biostatistics & Computational Biology (BCB) Core, Health Services and Outcomes Research, talks about what drew her to her current research career, her career goals...
Penicillin Allergy Testing Clinic
Antibiotics in the penicillin family, such as Penicillin VK, Amoxicillin and Augmentin, are often the preferred treatments for many common childhood infections. They tend to have fewer side effects and...
Travel History Considerations
History of the Present Illness Symptoms: primary and associated Time of symptom or illness onset (days) in relation to specific potential exposures, return date, and date of consultation Geographic location...
Fever-Causing Diseases with Geographic Area and Incubation Periods
Diseases Geographic Area Usual Incubation Period Incubation Period (Range) Bartonellosis South America - - Chikungunya Caribbean, Central America, South America, South-Central...
Spine Stabilization Guidance
In patients with spinal cord injury, with or without radiographic abnormality, maintaining restriction of spinal motion is imperative to preserve and protect the spinal cord. The following segments include...
Autonomic Dysreflexia Signs/Symptoms and Treatment
What to Look For (Signs & Symptoms): Hypertension (higher than the individual’s baseline) Bradycardia or tachycardia Tachypnea Red or flushed face Sweating above the level of injury Severe...
Adulting 101: Teaching kids about money
Talking to kids about money can be tricky. But learning how money works is important and it’s best to start early. When kids understand saving, spending and earning, they’re more ready for real...
Faculty and Staff
Jodi Coombs, MBA, BSN, RN Exec VP, Chief Quality Officer (816) 234-3623Ext. 53623 Robert "Bobby" Schremmer, MD Pediatric Emergency Physician Medical Director, Center for Pediatric Simulation...
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF or NF1) is an inherited condition that may cause changes in the skin, nervous system, bones, and endocrine glands. NF1 occurs in approximately 1 out of every 3,000 individuals.
Your Experience
We keep your days and nights rewarding. So many factors contribute to what sets Children’s Mercy apart. But they all come down to designing a graduate medical experience that creates the best doctors...
Sports Physical Therapy
Sports physical therapy helps student athletes recover from sports-related injuries. The team at Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center understands the needs of student-athletes and adjusts your treatment...
Nursing Student Programs
We are one of the best pediatric medical centers in the nation. Child Magazine named us one of the top 10 children’s hospitals in America and has repeatedly earned nursing’s highest honor...
Clinical Excellence
Kids are the number one priority at Children’s Mercy—and have been for more than 128 years. To us, “clinical excellence” means child-centered, holistic care that transforms the health, wellbeing...